Friends Say Staten Island Teen Who Jumped In Front Of Train Was Bullied

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Staten Island teenager jumped in front of an oncoming train Wednesday afternoon as classmates looked on from the platform in horror, 1010 WINS’ Steve Sandberg reported.

The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. at the Huguenot Staten Island Railway station.

“Right now we have a grieving school community and that’s our priority,” Tottenville High School Principal John Tuminaro said. “Students witnessed this, we had a number of staff members at the train station who witnessed this, so this is a school tragedy.”